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Centre "Slept And Snoozed" While Nirav Modi Globe-Trotted: Congress

The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of having “slept and snoozed” while fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi set up a diamond business in London after fleeing the country with the support of a firm linked to the Panama Papers.

It asked the government why it could not trace him globe-trotting, despite having the resources of all the probe agencies at its disposal.

“Today is ‘World Sleep Day’, therefore today the Congress party shall expose how PM Modi i.e ‘Desh Ka Chowkidar’ and his government slept and snoozed while ‘Chhota Modi’ i.e Nirav Modi looted crore (of rupees), fled the country, posed with the PM, globe-trotted, opened a new diamond business in London which has a Panama Papers connection,” Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said in a press conference in New Delhi.

“Simple question is – If the Congress party can expose this entire chain of events and trace his trail,